The word “homestead” usually conjures images of sprawling acreage, early mornings milking cows, and endless rows of corn. For ...

About 10 years ago, my husband and I decided to try homesteading. We wanted to be self-sufficient and moved to a 93-acre farm in rural Maine. Over time, we realized it was harder than we thought and ...

Why bother with the blatant commercialism of big-box, look-at-me retailers that claim to support the “Do it yourself” ethos when regional, organic alternatives await? That’s right — whether just ...

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm recap a full year in the life of a small family farm.

We try to work with nature, not against it.” For Matthew and Melissa Harman, that philosophy is the foundation of Harman ...